Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05
HECOMMlSSI0N WORT
Prospects Good For Plenty of Wor,
do For Some Time to Come
They Are Implored by Some "a g.
pend Section Four While Other,
Beg Them H0U To.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 3O.-Tbs T..
State Commission met at 10 o'cloct .t
morning. The attendance of yisito,-.l s
not so large as on the first day. Tbs
road officials closed their cases 50 %. 80
the examination of witnesses was
cerned many had left the city. A NM
of railway men, however, were presen,
Judge Cooley announced the reod,.
of the Commission to hear from -
favoring the enforcement of the lone ~
short haul clause. None Responded
memorial was received from wilmipgto,
n. g., signed by members of the Cba1bs,
of Commerce and Produce Excbanos
strongly urgingly the enforcement az ~
long and short haul section. No fnr,bs,
testimony was taken on his poin,
strong memorial was presented from bn,
ness men of Opelika, Ala, showing h..
railroads Disseminated against that tevr
in favor of Columbus and Monteomsrs
Judge Cooley asked if there were an,
more witnesses to be examined, and non.
appearing he stated that areumen,
would be heard. Judge Chisholm, conn
sci of the plant system, made an arpr
ment favoring the suspension of the Ions
and short haul claims. He was follows
by Genersl F. 2. Alexander, president Of
the Georgia Central Road, on the sam.
side. The commission then took recs,
until p. m.
At the afternoon session Major G. 4
Hanson summed up the argument 70,
suspension of the forth section, He d.
clared that merchants RI presented on,
local interest, while manufactures need
low rate in order to distribute their ware,
throughout the Union. Low rates fo
long hauls enable surplus products to Be
distributed to insufficiently supplied sec
tions. Local rates were at present log
enough. Small towns were asking 70 bs
put on an equality with large cities. He
rs.Aeg III taa5 farmers had no grievance Or
they would be represented. To this D. P
Hill, a lawyer from Dallas, Tex, demu,
red He said he represented some farm.
ers, and that the mass of the farmers were
unrepresented only because they had faith
that the commission would do Justice and
enforce the whole law. The Commission
left for Noble tonight.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-A petition nun.
erously signed by citizens of California
was received at the Inter State Commis-
sion headquarters to-day, requesting the
commission not to suspend the operation,
of the forth section of the law, so far as
the commerce of the Pacific cost is con.
cerned, until an opportunity be eiiorded
! all interested persons to be heard The
petitioners say they do not asked for
special protection for goods manufactur-
ed on the Pacific cost, but they do expect
Pacific cost manufactures will not be dis.
eliminated against by having the surplu;
product of Eastern States brought there
at anominol freight rate, to interfere with
manufacturing interest, while q higher
rates in charged to get their goods out Of
the state. The petitioners, however, ap-
prove of the suspension of the fourth
section, on articles requiring low rates
and rapid transit for long distances, and
ask favorable consideration of resolutions
recently adopted by the San Francisco
/ Chamber of Commerce.
/ A communication was received from
/ the Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma,
| w. T., asking that transoontinental rail
road lines be exempted from section t.
| 1t represents that since the new law went
into effect rates between New York,
Chicago and Pacific coast points show IN
increase of 100 per cent, and on some
classes of goods nearly 200 per cent, and
adds that If a strict construction of the
law is adhend TO the effect will be practl'
cGlly prohibitory of either immigration
from or trade with the East, and the ter
ritory will suffer incalculable injury